LPN/CMA

The Orthopaedic & Fracture Clinic, P.A.•Mankato, MN

2d•$21 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

The LPN or CMA is responsible for providing direct or indirect nursing care to patients who are present with urgent, emergent, or potential health problems. This role involves understanding and adhering to OSHA requirements for workplace safety, cleaning equipment and rooms, rooming patients, gathering intake and documentation in the EHR system, preparing patients for exams, recording health histories, assisting physicians with procedures, screening calls, documenting patient interactions, assisting with setting up procedures, maintaining stock rooms, handling infectious waste, ordering prescriptions, notifying facilities of physician orders, maintaining supply inventories, completing compliance training, and performing special projects.

Requirements

Current LPN or CMA license and in good standing.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in orthopedic or other healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

Understand and adhere to OSHA requirements for workplace safety to protect against potential exposure to bodily fluids and workplace injuries.
Clean equipment and rooms after each use.
Room patients and gather initial patient intake and documentation in the Allscripts EHR system.
Prepare/drape the patient for the exam.
Record the health history of patients and note abnormal conditions for the physician and/or provider.
Assist physicians and providers with injections, brace fittings, post-op care, and other tasks as needed.
Follow the call-rotation schedule to screen calls for physicians and providers to triage and answer questions within your scope of knowledge about medications, post-operative care, orders, etc.
Document in the chart all transactions, phone conversations, and orders.
Assist physicians and providers in setting up procedures and exams, revising daily schedules, obtaining charts and charge tickets, locate lab tests and x-ray reports.
Set up stock rooms and clean rooms between procedures.
Follow clinic policies for infection control in handling and disposing of infectious/hazardous waste materials.
Contact the pharmacy to order new and refill prescriptions and notify patients.
Notify hospital or skilled nursing facility personnel of physician and provider orders.
Order and maintain inventories of supplies and medications.
Completion of all required compliance and safety training.
Perform specials projects or other tasks as appropriate.